lick
To stroke with the tongue.
Example
“The cat licked its fur.”
Other meanings
To lap; to take in with the tongue.
“She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.”
To beat with repeated blows.
Synonyms
- cream
- bat
Word history
From Old English "liccian".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lick” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.